Algeria

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Sudan (the)

Tunisia

Burundi

Comoros (the)

Djibouti

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Kenya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mauritius

Mozambique

Rwanda

Seychelles

Somalia

South Sudan

Uganda

United Republic of Tanzania (the)

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Angola

Cameroon

Central African Republic (the)

Chad

Congo (the)

Democratic Republic of the Congo (the)

Equatorial Guinea

Gabon

Sao Tome and Principe

Botswana

Eswatini

Lesotho

Namibia

South Africa

Benin

Burkina Faso

Cabo Verde

Côte d'Ivoire

Gambia (the)

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Liberia

Mali

Mauritania

Niger (the)

Nigeria

Senegal

Sierra Leone

Togo

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas (the)

Barbados

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic (the)

Grenada

Haiti

Jamaica

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Argentina

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Canada

United States of America (the)

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

China

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (the)

Japan

Mongolia

Republic of Korea (the)

Brunei Darussalam

Limited: Consistently lower access, ignored differentiation.

Systematic

Inaccessible: Basic quality, selective coverage.

Opportunistic

Online: Central data, info systems, infrastructure.

Digitalized: Machine-readable records, workflows set.

Transformational: Widespread digital payments, local currencies.

Transformational

Integrated IDs, digital wallets, accessible data.

Differentiating

Adverse: Limited tech adoption, unfavorable conditions.

Basic

Emerging: Primarily physical access to financial services.

Stagnant: Limited graduates, outdated curriculum, lack of engagement.

Unaware: Lack of awareness about ethical standards in digital services.

Limited integration: Traditional finance, low tech business.

Digitalization: Online transactions, some redesign.

Outsourcing: Few skills, external help, partial strategy.

Reactive: No strategy, no senior support, isolated projects.

Closed: No info sharing, no feedback or evaluation.

Initiatives in silos, limited support, no strategy.

Restricted: Tech not for citizen-govt interaction, voice exclusion.

Accepting: Trial-error, active use, known channels.

Elective: Basic skills widespread, optional school learning.

Intermediate: Complex actions, info access, tech ownership.

Limited literacy: Digital gap, basic use.

Recognition: Price monitoring, accessibility.

Regulate & forget: Developing law, seeking resources.

Regulate & forget: Ineffective legislation, no enforcement.

No recognition: Tech not policy consideration.

No recognition: No IP law, static taxation, telecom monopoly.

Integrated: Govt-business linked IDs, data protection.

Emergent: Improved communication, industry-academia ties, updated curriculum.

Integrated digitalization: Centralized, redesigned, data-centric.

Integrated: Widespread skills, central strategy, metrics-driven.

Strategic: Inclusive vision, some shared adoption.

Transparent: Regular info sharing, some stakeholder input.

Shared vision, limited funds, strategic planning.

Community: Tech solves local issues, citizen decision influence.

Growing acceptance: Basic literacy, more complex tasks.

Recognition: Enacted law, limited enforcement.

Dynamic Legal Framework: Evolving, outcome-based, feedback loops, soft law mechanisms.

Regulate & forget: Outdated IP law, some competition.

Established: Substantive digital laws, weak enforcement.

Restricted: Lower tech access, systemic barriers.

Offline: No data exchange, paper-based, no systems.

Paper-based: Birth, marriage, land records on paper.

Traditional: Cash, checks dominate, rare digital payments.

Paper IDs, traditional payments, siloed data.

Paper-based: No online services, in-person only.

Analogue: No skills, outsourcing, no strategy, no budget.

Limited: Paper bureaucracy, no funding, ad-hoc tech.

No recognition: Digital service monopolies.

No recognition: No cyber crime law, unprotected infrastructure.

No recognition: No data protection, access barriers.

Formal: Underdeveloped plan, moderate priority.

Promotion: Functional watchdog, diverse licenses.

Promotion: Budget support, growing practice.

Recognition: Functional data protection authority, regulation.

Blocked: Systemic barriers exclude at-risk groups.

Outdated: Limited coverage, unreliable infrastructure.

Informal: Scattered support, no national framework.

Reactionary: Limited sharing, key stakeholder input.

Resistant: Low tech adoption, change incentives lacking.

Private: Basic skills, some schools, company training.

Basic: Tech for leisure, low access and adoption.

Limited exposure: Cultural aversion, minimal tech use.

Dynamic Legal Framework: Comprehensive law, baselines, compliance, international alignment.

Recognition: Discuss need to regulate tech impact.

Accessible: Governance, data use, decision-making.

Differentiating: Decoupled payments, digital wallets.

Engaged: Tech shapes decisions, ethics guide communication.

Promotion: Key data rights protected, enforced.

Recognition: Licensing promotes competition, balanced prices.

Western Sahara

British Indian Ocean Territory

Siloed: Limited exchange, spreadsheets, PDFs.

Basic IDs, early digital payments, limited sharing.

Regulate & forget: Limited watchdog, partial monopoly.

Digital seeds: Growing skills, some insourcing, developing strategy.

Elite: Educated, skilled minority. Digital divide persists.

Digitized: Records digital, separate institutions.

Digitization: Basic digital tools, in-person main.

Digital IDs, mobile banking, online data sharing.

Volunteerism: Tech aids activism, accountability via volunteers.

Regulate & forget: Uniform reg., no impact assessment.

French Southern Territories

Developing: Early adopters introduce basic digital services.

Advocate: Embedded ethics, evolving standards, proactive advocacy.

Growing tech: Digital finance, moderate tech business.

Systematic: Prepaid, mobile money, no bank account.

Rudimentary: Urban-focused high-speed coverage.

Open: Optimized model, public data, structured API.

Embedded, administrative integration, emerging tech.

Mayotte

Réunion

Participatory: Info sharing, broad input, partial KPIs.

Digital by default: Embedded skills, centralized strategy, quantifiable objectives, long-term budget, full Digital Principles integration.

Transactional: Moderate use, gaps in access.

Dynamic Legal Framework: Enforced tailored regulation, FOI used, accessible government data.

Siloed: Growing collaboration, international recognition.

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